MASVINGO – The son of a Zanu PF hero is on the run after allegedly stealing 10 beasts from beneficiaries of President Robert Mugabe’s land reform programme. Assah, the son of the late Alex Mudavanhu, a former war veterans’ boss and Zanu PF Masvingo provincial chairperson, is on the police wanted list and is believed…
HARARE – Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai yesterday came face-to-face with the hassles Zimbabweans are facing in the ongoing chaotic voter registration exercise as he took his 18-year-old twins to register as first time voters. It took about 30 minutes for the MDC leader to complete a process in which his children were initially denied registration…
HARARE – Sanctions, as penalties aimed at a State, entity or individuals to change their behaviour, have been central to Zanu PF’s political campaign for a long time. Yet the party’s claims on effects of sanctions have barely been cogently challenged. The United States (US) and European Union (EU), among others, imposed sanctions during Zanu…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s conservation and tourism sector has entered a “New Dark Age,” and its crown jewel, the Save Valley Conservancy (SVC), could shut down any moment from now, a leading conservationist and investor has said. Fingers are pointing at Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara, whom stakeholders and even fellow Cabinet members accuse of dragging…
HARARE – With the epic Harare derby countdown on, CAPS United assistant coach Brenna Msiska has warned his players not to preoccupy themselves with their former teammate Washington Pakamisa, who is now a hit at rivals Dynamos. The two Harare giants clash at Rufaro Stadium on Sunday, where Pakamisa will face his former club for…
HARARE – A High Court judge has granted bail to 19 MDC activists arrested for allegedly impersonating government officials after they moved door to door in Harare in a voter registration campaign. Judge Felistas Chatukuta yesterday ordered each of the 19 to pay $50 bail. The 19, through their lawyer Charles Kwaramba, told the court…
HARARE – Sungura music godfather Nicholas “Madzibaba” Zacharia has quit Mugodhi apostolic sect to join a Pentecostal church Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries led by Walter Magaya. The popular artiste who had been a member of Mugodhi since 2007 told the Daily News yesterday that he believes he has found a proper spiritual home….
BULAWAYO – Two Bulawayo men who allegedly connived to dupe an unsuspecting motorist by manufacturing and supplying a fake vehicle registration document for a client’s car for R7 500 have been freed on $200 bail each. Leopold Kudakwashe Mhike, 29, and Vikizitha Njere, 32, appeared before Bulawayo magistrate Witness Mtetwa on fraud charges. According to…
HARARE – Blue chip and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) stocks’ demand is likely to remain high as investors hedge against election impact, analysts say. Zimbabwe is expected to hold watershed polls this year with President Robert Mugabe squaring off long-time rival Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai. Traditionally, the country’s elections have been violent, in turn destabilising…
HARARE – Listed diversified resources group RioZim says it carrying out a due diligence exercise to produce an initial 150 megawatts (MW) at its Sengwa thermal power station project. Ashton Ndlovu, RioZim’s chief executive, said the group was considering various options to fund the first phase of the Sengwa power plant — targeted at producing…
